3. The Profile

The easy part is cropping, enhancing and filtering your photos so everyone sees the best you. The tough part is answering questions that make you think about who you are, who you’re looking for and what you want. What is this, therapy?

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4. The Matches

The dating site uses their complex, hyper-sensitive algorithm and sends you a list of people you matched with. You judge 75% of them by their photo and don’t even bother reading their profile. (Because, honestly, we already know that you enjoy Friday nights both at the club and staying in to watch a movie.)

6. The Silent Rejection

You spend 10 minutes crafting the perfect message to someone who sounds like they could be “the one”. You can see they looked at your profile 30 minutes after you sent the message and yet, ten days later, no response.

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7. The First Dates

After exchanging a few messages, you set up first dates and you’re excited! Within the first ten minutes you know whether or not they’ll be a date #2…and if not, you’ll either grin and bear it or spend the rest of the night wishing you were home catching up on Orange is the New Black.

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8. The Disconnect

Sometimes, you wonder if the two of you were on the same date because you thought the first date went really well but they’re not interested in a second date. Or, you can’t believe they thought it went well and now you have to initiate the fade away sequence.

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9. The Resignation

After multiple failed first dates, and a few failed third dates, you feel like you’ve reached the end of the profiles. You resign yourself to the fact that online dating didn’t work for you and you put a hold on your account.